1、公共英语四级-86 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For Questions 15, you will hear a weather forecast for some major cities in the world. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you
2、 in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.International Weather ReportCity High Low WeatherAthens 80 70 _ UU 1 /U/UBeijing _64 cloudy UU 2 /U/UCairo 93 73 _ UU 3 /U/UIstanbul86 _clear UU 4 /U/UNew Delhi _
3、80 cloudyUU 5 /U/U（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For Questions 610, you will hear a passage about the change in American marriages. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the re
4、cording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read sentences and the questions below.（分数：5.00）(1).The divorce rate in America has reached（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).In the 21st century, most Americans will marry three or four times（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Alvin Toffler published a book named（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The p
5、ercentage of remarriage among divorced Americans is（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).One of the reasons for the change in American marriages is（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions
6、 which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 1113 are based on the following passage about Emily Dickinson. （分数：3.00）(1).How long did
7、Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born? A.Almost all her life. B.Less than half her life. C.Until 1830. D.Before 1872.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is TRUE of Emily Dickinson? A.She was not a productive poet. B.She saw many of her poems published. C.She was not a sociable
8、 person. D.She had contact only with a few poets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized? A.After Henry James referred highly to her. B.After seven of her poems were published. C.After her poems became known to others. D.After she had been dead for many years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
9、.Questions 1416 are based on the following dialogue. （分数：3.00）(1).What is the woman doing when the man interrupts her? A.Taping some music. B.Watching a film. C.Making a video recording. D.Writing a letter.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is the woman so excited? A.She is going to study in another country.
10、B.She received a letter from a Japanese friend. C.She just returned from a trip to Japan. D.She got a job at a travel agency.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the woman feel grateful to Professor Mercheno? A.He helped her get into the program. B.He recorded some tapes especially for her. C.He gave her a
11、 good grade in her Japanese class. D.He told her about an interesting movie to watch.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1720 are based on the following passage. （分数：4.00）(1).How long is it since the first newspaper was printed? A.700 years. B.Over 2,000 years. C.About 1,300 years. D.About 380 years.（分数：1.00
12、）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, which of the following newspapers have the largest circulation? A.English language newspapers. B.Chinese language newspapers. C.Japanese language newspapers. D.German language newspapers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passag
13、e? A.The earliest printed newspaper was developed in Europe. B.It took hundreds of years for newspapers to be developed into their present form. C.Boston is the place where American newspapers were first printed. D.The first American newspaper carried news from both home and abroad.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
14、(4).Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage? A.China developed advanced technology in printing long before any other country in the world. B.More people read newspapers in English than in any other languages. C.Japan is the country where people read more newspapers. D.Newspapers
15、have developed quickly in the U.S. since the beginning of the 18th century.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.During the i980s, unemployment and underemployment in some countries was as high
16、as 90 percent. Some countries did not U U 1 /U /Uenough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not U U 2 /U /U. Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the developed countries U U 3 /U /Usolutions.U U 4 /U /U, problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrializ
17、ed countries. Industry in the developed countries is highly automated and very U U 5 /U /U. It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial processes, and highly U U 6 /U /Uworkers are needed to U U 7 /U /Uand repair the equipment. These workers must be trained U U 8 /U /Umany countries do no
18、t have the necessary training institutions. Thus, the U U 9 /U /Uof importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abroad to U U 10 /U /Uvocational and professional training. U U 11 /U /U, just to begin training, the students must U U 12 /U /Ulearn English, French, German, or Japanese. The
19、 students then spend many years abroad, and U U 13 /U /Udo not return home.All countries agree that science and technology U U 14 /U /Ube shared. The point is: countries U U 15 /U /Uthe industrial processes of the developed countries need to look carefully U U 16 /U /Uthe costs, because many of thes
20、e costs are U U 17 /U /U. Students from these countries should U U 18 /U /Uthe problems of the developed countries closely. U U 19 /U /Ucare, they will take home not the problems of science and technology, U U 20 /U /Uthe benefits.（分数：20.00）(1). A.generate B.raise C.produce D.manufacture（分数：1.00）A.B
21、.C.D.(2). A.answered B.met C.calculated D.remembered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.for B.without C.as D.about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Anyway D.However（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.expensive B.mechanical C.flourishing D.complicated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.gifted B.skilled C.trained D.versatil
22、e（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.keep B.maintain C.retain D.protect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A.since B.so C.and D.yet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.charge B.price C.cost D.value（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A.accept B.gain C.receive D.absorb（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.Frequently B.Incidentally C.Deliberately D.Especially（分数：1.0
23、0）A.B.C.D.(12). A.soon B.quickly C.immediately D.first（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A.some B.others C.several D.few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A.might B.should C.would D.will（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A.adopting B.conducting C.receiving D.adjusting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A.to B.at C.on D.about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).
24、A.opaque B.secret C.sealed D.hidden（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A.tackle B.learn C.study D.manipulate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A.In B.Through C.with D.Under（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A.except B.nor C.or D.but（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、BPassage 1/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Th
25、e Internet raises major issues and challenges for education, not just in China but all over the world. Yet it simply cannot be ignored in terms of the opportunities and resources that it can offer.We can divide the main issues facing education systems into three groupsaccess, quality and responsibil
26、ity. Let us consider the Internet in relation to each of them.First, access. Through the Internet, practically the whole world can be brought into your classroom. Using e-mail makes it possible to have a class whose members are spread all over the world and who may never meet either the teacher or e
27、ach other face to face. It can put students in different countries in easy contact.The information resources available are almost limitless. With the Internet, students and teachers can access the wisdom, experience, skills, and even guidance of others in a way that was only possible for a very priv
28、ileged few.Next, quality. The Internet does pose serious problems of quality for education systems. Obviously, there is a lot of material on the Internet that no one would want children or students to have uncontrolled access to, but there are other problems which are very difficult to solve.The fir
29、st is how to handle the sheer quantity of information available, and how to make it manageable.Because anyone can put information on the Internet, and there are no limits on quantity, it can be almost impossible to find exactly the information that one wants. Teachers and students cannot afford to w
30、aste time on unsuccessful searching.How can we identify the information which will be most useful without overloading ourselves and our students with unnecessary information? How do we select the best information from all that is available?This raises the issue of responsibility. There are few edito
31、rs or quality controllers on the Internet. The ultimate responsibility for selection and judgment falls to the user, whether teacher or student. Teachers, and still less students, are not experts in every field; what we select may not be what we really want, perhaps is old, even wrong.Any profession
32、 must take some collective responsibility in resolving these problems. Conscious and deliberate efforts have to be made to share information between teachers about useful sites and about the best way to use them.Those who have found something useful or of high quality should not keep the information
33、 to themselves, but share it as widely as possible.There are many professional discussion groups active on the Internet which aim to do this. Access to them by teachers should be actively encouraged. This will require investment by institutions in giving easy access to the Internet and email to all
34、teachers. Without this investment, educatorsand ultimately studentswill be deprived of a vital resource for the development of education in the future.（分数：5.00）(1).With which of the following statements would the author be least likely to agree? A.The Internet provides us with perfect educational in
35、formation. B.The Internet provides us with limitless resources. C.We can obtain the latest information from foreign countries through the Interact. D.The information on the Internet is no longer available only for a few people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The authors attitude towards a large quantity of inf
36、ormation on the net is A.satisfied. B.indifferent. C.furious. D.worried.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The text implies that A.professional people should pick out proper information from the Internet for schools. B.professional people should instruct teachers and students to use the Interact. C.educators shou
37、ld be active in using computer. D.educators should have their own email address.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “institutions“ (Para. 12) here probably refers to A.communities. B.governments. C.schools. D.researching groups.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is mainly discussed in the text? A.The on-line infor
38、mation for school teaching. B.Some problems of the Internet use. C.Who is responsible for the Internet safety. D.How to evaluate the on-line resources.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A parent with a child carrying a musical instrument or a drawing board walking along a Beijing subway p
39、latform or street is a familiar sight on weekends. They are on the way to training schools.Education of their children has become the most important responsibility of parents who were sent to rural areas for “re-education“ during the “Cultural Revolution“ from 1966 to 1976.They lost the chance for u
40、niversity education and now hope their children can receive a better education than they did. As a result, these people now in their forties expose their little children to early training so that they can enter a prestigious school.The parents imagine a road to success: from excellent primary and mi
41、ddle schools to an elite university and then to a good job. On average, they may spend about 100 yuan a month on their childrens education.And what results have these parents obtained?Most of them feel that the large investment has failed to lead to rapid progress in their childrens study. “We seem
42、to be throwing our money away,“ said one parent.However, many parents still think that spending more on their childrens schooling will result in high scores. These parents have also introduced a “contract system“, which offers rewards for good school grades. More than 80% of parents in families in C
43、hengdu have signed contracts with their children, according to the Consumers Times. The paper notes that the heavy pressure put on children to perform well at school has resulted in a decline in childrens health.The parents investment in their children also includes hiring tutors. A survey of 250 st
44、udents in Xuzhou found that 10% of their parents hired tutors. The pay for one tutorial hour is three yuan.Liberation Daily commented that these parents have too high expectations of their children. According to the article, “They are trying to help the young plants grow by pulling them upwards.“ Th
45、ey ignore their childrens psychology and perhaps will damage the real talents the children possess.（分数：5.00）(1).Parents in their forties want their children to get the best education because A.the parents missed out on their own education when they were young. B.it is their responsibility to help th
46、eir children. C.their children are cleverer than they were. D.they dont want them to go to the rural areas.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In the parents view, entry to a good university depends upon A.having some early art training. B.attending the best primary and middle schools. C.getting a good job. D.the parents prestige and position.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The “contract system“ is A.a method of university entry. B.a way of encouraging children to work hard. C.an agreement between children and their teachers. D.a way of guaranteeing the yo
